[tri-med] Re: Hearing Loss

kam was overdosed on chorly hydrate so we will not allow it anymore.  too 
hard to dose on kiddos with compromized (sp?) central nervous systems.  plus 
there is no way to counteract it.
jude, mom to derek-21, kelsey-19
and kameron-10-full t18 (hanging out so i will never be an empty nester)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SHAMOND73@xxxxxxx>
> why do you not like that chloral hydrate?? is there something negative 
> that
> you have heard about it?? i guess they like to use it because it is a 
> light
> sedation..............
>
> In a message dated 1/24/2008 10:18:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> kmcragg@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> We have an ABR done every  once in awhile-Mitchell is 3 and I think we've 
> had
> 3 done. This is the  easiest way to make sure that the hearing aids are 
> set
> at the right  frequency and loudness. I am very leary about putting 
> Mitchell
> under and  absolutely refuse to do the ABR under chloral hydrate-which is 
> a
> drug they  love to use around here and I refuse to let Mitchell have it. 
> We
> always try  to do it with something else. His last one was done after he 
> had
> his ear  tubes put in.

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